50 Cent says that he once turned down a $1.3 million offer from Universal Music Group due to the label’s affiliation with Murder Inc. executive Irv Gotti. Gotti had previously admitted to blocking labels from signing 50 during a 2020 interview with B. High of Hot 107.9. “Irv [Gotti] was talking in the interview and he was talking about …
50 Cent has revealed he once turned down an incredibly lucrative record deal because of the label’s connection to former Murder Inc. executive Irv Gotti. In a recent interview, the G-Unit head honcho revisited his decision to pass on a $1.3 million offer from Universal Music Group as a strategic business move to keep Gotti and Murder Inc. from sabotaging …
50 Cent has yet another TV show on the horizon, and this time he’s linking back up with STARZ and taking viewers into the world of British boxing. According to a report from Deadline, 50 is executive producing a drama series titled Fightland that’s currently in development at STARZ. The scripted show follows the story of a retired, world champion …
50 Cent has been in the game for a very long time, and yet he’s still achieving musical milestones over two decades into his career. On Wednesday (December 14), the G-Unit mogul’s 2003 hit “In Da Club” surpassed one billion streams on Spotify (via Chart Data) – making it his first track to do so on the streaming platform. The …
50 Cent doesn’t seem too worried about Lil Meech‘s recent gun arrest as he’s been making fun of the matter at the BMF star’s expense. “What the fvck ! LIL Meech didn’t hear them say cut,” 50 captioned an Instagram post on Tuesday (December 13) featuring Meech’s mugshot. “BMF returns Jan 6 Black mafia Fridays.” According to TMZ, Lil Meech …
In a recent interview with journalist Brian J. Roberts, 50 cited ‘Pac and Em as perfect examples of how race influences one’s perspective, even when they are talking about the same subject. Then, 50 Cent went on comparing the rappers’ respective odes to their mothers, Dear Mama and Cleanin’ Out My Closet, to prove his point. “I’ll pick two …
50 Cent’s Power stars Joseph Sikora and Gianni Paolo have finally squashed their beef, and the rap mogul celebrated their peace talks on Instagram. As the next season of Power Book II: Ghost gears up to premiere on Wednesday (December 7), 50 took to Instagram to revel in the news that his “boys” had finally “chilled out” following tension between …
50 Cent and G-Unit were running the game back in the early 2000s. They were driving culture forward, and it had numerous brands wanting to work for them. Eventually, Fif signed a massive deal with Reebok which made him one of the faces of the brand. Additionally, he got his very own G-Unit sneaker with the brand. These were huge …
2Pac and Eminem are two of the most revered rappers of all time, but according to 50 Cent, there are racial nuances between their respective lyrical approaches — especially when it comes to rapping about their mothers. In a recent interview with journalist Brian J. Roberts, 50 cited ‘Pac and Em as perfect examples of how race influences one’s …
50 Cent attempted to show Busta Rhymes how to best perform the latter’s classic hit “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See” during a recent club appearance – and the results were both hilarious and entertaining. In a fan-captured video from the pair’s joint club appearance on Sunday night (November 27), DJ SpinKing starts off with the beat from …
